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Complaint Review: Sms.ac - San Diego California
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Sms.ac
7770 Regents Road San Diego, 92122 California, U.S.A.
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619-696-1300
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Sms.ac ripoff These guys are deceptive beware San Diego California
Having read the postings on this topic I feel the need to tell my story. I am another individual who worked at sms.ac for a short period of time. I have seen the scam they do first hand. They manipulate data, they distort the truth, they sucker decent honest people in to working for free. Some of the people there have been working for years for nothing. Most of them don't understand the stock option situation and the fact that they'll get nothing.
Having worked in other start-ups, I managed to quickly assess the scam and bailed out. But it took a lot of persistance to get the actual data. Pousti wasn't forthcoming with any of it.
Make no mistake about it. Posti has perfected the art of the scam. He is a confidence trickster. He tells a great story and you believe he's just a short guy with a lot of drive. His run in with the US Postal service is indicitive of the type of guy that he is. His spin on collegeclubs.com is another one. He ran the company into the ground, spending money like it was going out of fashion. He was fired and the company was sold in a fire-sale.... not exactly the story he tells in his bio. If you don't believe me ask the VCs who invested in it. Or better yet ask any VC in San Diego what they think of this scam. There's a reason they don't have proper VC funding. Smart money doesn't invest in scams like this. You have been warned.
Chris McKibben appears to be a god guy, but has been suckered into this whole thing. He's not smart enough to realize what's going on and he follows Posuti like a lap-dog. He'll look back at this in a few years and realize what an idiot he was to put his reputation on the line for nothing. Chris, wake up and smell the coffee. Get out of there.
Brandi Williams is coy. She's in this as deep as Pousti. She's an acomplice. Certainly not a victim.
Their database is largely inactive. The churn rate on their service is huge. But SMS.ac never counts people who signed on once and left. So their database keeps growing. The only thing that's impressve is the number of people they have reached once or twice.
But undertand its not viral. For this to be a viral service churn rates should be low and stickiness should be high. SMS.ac has the exact opposite traits. They have a database of phone numbers. That's it.
The SMS messages you receive from girls trying to flirt with you are really SMS workers trying to create demand.
The messages from people in the chat groups are made up to make money.
Don't be a fool people. Walk away.
My name is hidden because I too can't afford to get sued by them for telling he truth. But rest assured sms.ac, if you want to come after me, I have many emails, spreadsheets and reports that can back up everything I say. I was smart enough to keep a backup in case things went sour. I have not distributed it to anyone as I would consider that unethical. But I will use it if I need to.
David
San Diego, California
U.S.A.
Having worked in other start-ups, I managed to quickly assess the scam and bailed out. But it took a lot of persistance to get the actual data. Pousti wasn't forthcoming with any of it.
Make no mistake about it. Posti has perfected the art of the scam. He is a confidence trickster. He tells a great story and you believe he's just a short guy with a lot of drive. His run in with the US Postal service is indicitive of the type of guy that he is. His spin on collegeclubs.com is another one. He ran the company into the ground, spending money like it was going out of fashion. He was fired and the company was sold in a fire-sale.... not exactly the story he tells in his bio. If you don't believe me ask the VCs who invested in it. Or better yet ask any VC in San Diego what they think of this scam. There's a reason they don't have proper VC funding. Smart money doesn't invest in scams like this. You have been warned.
Chris McKibben appears to be a god guy, but has been suckered into this whole thing. He's not smart enough to realize what's going on and he follows Posuti like a lap-dog. He'll look back at this in a few years and realize what an idiot he was to put his reputation on the line for nothing. Chris, wake up and smell the coffee. Get out of there.
Brandi Williams is coy. She's in this as deep as Pousti. She's an acomplice. Certainly not a victim.
Their database is largely inactive. The churn rate on their service is huge. But SMS.ac never counts people who signed on once and left. So their database keeps growing. The only thing that's impressve is the number of people they have reached once or twice.
But undertand its not viral. For this to be a viral service churn rates should be low and stickiness should be high. SMS.ac has the exact opposite traits. They have a database of phone numbers. That's it.
The SMS messages you receive from girls trying to flirt with you are really SMS workers trying to create demand.
The messages from people in the chat groups are made up to make money.
Don't be a fool people. Walk away.
My name is hidden because I too can't afford to get sued by them for telling he truth. But rest assured sms.ac, if you want to come after me, I have many emails, spreadsheets and reports that can back up everything I say. I was smart enough to keep a backup in case things went sour. I have not distributed it to anyone as I would consider that unethical. But I will use it if I need to.
David
San Diego, California
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Private
San Diego,California,
U.S.A.
Speaking of investors. What about creditors who were left high and dry during Pousti's "spending frenzy"?
#2Consumer Suggestion
Sat, January 22, 2005
All of the listed companies and people have filed claims against collegeclub.com since they went bankrupt. I made a report with court cases about SMS.AC and you can see that people are complaining that SMS.ac is not paying people or companies either. So this collegeclub.com information is relavant. Just click the search button above to find my report.
For a list of investors, go to
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1102546/0000912057-00-018644.txt and look at the bottom of the page.
CREDITORS
Filer Query00-08305-LA Collegeclub.com, Inc.
Case type: bankruptcy Chapter: 11 Asset: Yes Vol: v Chief Judge: Louise DeCarl Adler
Date filed: 08/21/2000 Date of last filing: 03/26/2004
Filers
Accrue Softwarem Inc. cr 09/28/2000
Advertising Edge, Inc. cr 11/27/2000
American Express Travel cr 09/28/2000
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. cr
09/28/2000
Joshua Aronovitch cr 07/09/2001
Avaya Communications cr 01/24/2001
Kathryn E. Barrett cr 10/01/2000
Eric Berman cr 09/11/2000
Robert G. Bettman cr 09/13/2000
Aaron Birnbaum cr 11/27/2000
David Braun cr 11/01/2000
Daniel Brecher cr 10/01/2000
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLp cr 09/07/2000
Brodshatzer Wallace Spoon & Yip acc 01/04/2001
Burson-Marsteller cr 08/28/2001
Leslie Callahan cr 03/26/2002
Janet Cardinell cr 02/06/2003
Jeffrey L. Caress cr 05/09/2001
Helen Chiang cr 12/15/2000
College Web Guide cr 09/13/2000
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Labor and Industry, Bureau of
Employer Tax Operations cr 04/09/2001
Copelco Capital Inc. cr 10/26/2000
Custom Logos cr 07/05/2001
Clinton Cutler cr 11/17/2000
DACA cr 11/17/2000
Debt Acquisition Company of America IV, LP cr 05/16/2001
Debt Exchange Network, Inc. cr 08/07/2001
Debt Settlement Associates, LLc cr 08/13/2001
EMC Corporation cr 09/28/2000
Ron Elitzur cr 04/22/2002
Allan Erlick cr 09/06/2001
Executive One Associates cr 09/11/2000
Michael A. Fagone cr 02/13/2001
Bradley Feuer cr 10/01/2000
Tony Fong cr 02/23/2001
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Jacob Gerhart cr 10/02/2000
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William Harbison cr 09/20/2000
Carol Henderson cr 09/19/2001
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Hunter Hughes cr 10/03/2001
John R. Hughes Jr. cr 10/16/2000
Humana, Inc. cr 12/03/2002
Iboost Technology, Inc cr 10/03/2000
Imperial Bank cr 09/13/2000
Interactive Communications, LLC cr 10/03/2000
Internal Revenue Service cr 07/10/2001
Joel Irwin cr 02/28/2001
Jobs.com, Inc. cr 10/16/2000
Craig W. Johnson cr 06/27/2001
Scott A. Jones cr 06/20/2001
Leslie Jordan cr 09/28/2000
K/B Fund IV cr 09/20/2000
Jeffrey Kaplan cr 07/10/2001
Jennifer Keesler cr 10/01/2000
Kendell Communications, Inc cr 10/02/2000
Richard M. Kipperman tr 06/05/2001
Michael Krasman cr 09/05/2001
David Krippendorf cr 07/05/2001
Lamb, Medina & Meyer, L.L.P. acc 01/04/2001
Jeff Lawson cr 05/18/2001
Diane C. LeMay cr 09/13/2000
LeaderOnline, Inc. cr 10/05/2001
Matt Levenson cr 05/18/2001
Brian Levine cr 07/31/2001
Noam Livant cr 06/11/2002
Noam Livnat cr 12/28/2000
Load Media Network, Inc cr 09/13/2000
Laura Lubetsky cr 11/03/2000
MTV Capital Limited Partnership cr 08/29/2001
Steven Randall Maness cr 03/27/2001
McDermott, Will & Emery cr 10/09/2001
Daniel C. Minteer cr 09/22/2000
Mobility Resources Assc. cr 01/10/2001
National Broadcasting Company, Inc. cr 10/13/2000
Michael T. O'Halloran aty 07/05/2001
Official Creditors Committee crcm 09/11/2000
Michael Okun cr 11/13/2000
OnMoney Financial Services Corporation cr 10/13/2000
Isaac M. Pachulski cr 09/07/2000
Berj K. Parseghian cr 02/20/2002
Pawnee Leasing Corporation cr 08/24/2001
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue cr 07/17/2001
Angelo M. Pezzani unk 02/13/2001
William A. Piatak cr 11/29/2000
Michael D. Pickett cr 12/28/2000
Janis Pikal cr 05/18/2001
Suzanne Pincus cr 07/12/2001
Price Self Storge cr 01/30/2001
ProFinance cr 11/27/2000
ProLog Logistics, Inc cr 09/08/2000
Stephen M. Race unk 02/13/2001
Robert Half International, Inc cr 09/22/2000
San Diego Wholesale Credit Association cr 07/02/2002
Mark H. Schwartz cr 07/05/2001
Silicon Valley Bank cr 08/28/2000
John Sines cr 09/19/2000
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc cr 09/13/2000
Sony Corporation of America cr 09/13/2000
Spedia.Com, Inc. cr 01/30/2001
Sprint cr 10/02/2000
Student Advantage Inc. cr 08/25/2000
Suissa Miller Advertising cr 01/30/2001
Suttell & Schweet cr 10/01/2000
Szabo Associates, Inc. cr 08/24/2001
Megan Tansey cr 07/10/2001
Techfuel cr 01/30/2001
The West Group cr 11/17/2000
Kathryn R. Vulic cr 07/10/2001
Todd Walker cr 07/06/2001
Dennis J. Wickham md 08/08/2001
David Yapo cr 07/05/2001
Private
San Diego,California,
U.S.A.
Speaking of investors. What about creditors who were left high and dry during Pousti's "spending frenzy"?
#3Consumer Suggestion
Sat, January 22, 2005
All of the listed companies and people have filed claims against collegeclub.com since they went bankrupt. I made a report with court cases about SMS.AC and you can see that people are complaining that SMS.ac is not paying people or companies either. So this collegeclub.com information is relavant. Just click the search button above to find my report.
For a list of investors, go to
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1102546/0000912057-00-018644.txt and look at the bottom of the page.
CREDITORS
Filer Query00-08305-LA Collegeclub.com, Inc.
Case type: bankruptcy Chapter: 11 Asset: Yes Vol: v Chief Judge: Louise DeCarl Adler
Date filed: 08/21/2000 Date of last filing: 03/26/2004
Filers
Accrue Softwarem Inc. cr 09/28/2000
Advertising Edge, Inc. cr 11/27/2000
American Express Travel cr 09/28/2000
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. cr
09/28/2000
Joshua Aronovitch cr 07/09/2001
Avaya Communications cr 01/24/2001
Kathryn E. Barrett cr 10/01/2000
Eric Berman cr 09/11/2000
Robert G. Bettman cr 09/13/2000
Aaron Birnbaum cr 11/27/2000
David Braun cr 11/01/2000
Daniel Brecher cr 10/01/2000
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLp cr 09/07/2000
Brodshatzer Wallace Spoon & Yip acc 01/04/2001
Burson-Marsteller cr 08/28/2001
Leslie Callahan cr 03/26/2002
Janet Cardinell cr 02/06/2003
Jeffrey L. Caress cr 05/09/2001
Helen Chiang cr 12/15/2000
College Web Guide cr 09/13/2000
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Labor and Industry, Bureau of
Employer Tax Operations cr 04/09/2001
Copelco Capital Inc. cr 10/26/2000
Custom Logos cr 07/05/2001
Clinton Cutler cr 11/17/2000
DACA cr 11/17/2000
Debt Acquisition Company of America IV, LP cr 05/16/2001
Debt Exchange Network, Inc. cr 08/07/2001
Debt Settlement Associates, LLc cr 08/13/2001
EMC Corporation cr 09/28/2000
Ron Elitzur cr 04/22/2002
Allan Erlick cr 09/06/2001
Executive One Associates cr 09/11/2000
Michael A. Fagone cr 02/13/2001
Bradley Feuer cr 10/01/2000
Tony Fong cr 02/23/2001
Futurepages cr 09/05/2001
GE Capital Services cr 10/18/2000
Jacob Gerhart cr 10/02/2000
Ginny's Printing & Copying cr 04/18/2001
William Harbison cr 09/20/2000
Carol Henderson cr 09/19/2001
Homestead.com,Inc cr 09/08/2000
Hunter Hughes cr 10/03/2001
John R. Hughes Jr. cr 10/16/2000
Humana, Inc. cr 12/03/2002
Iboost Technology, Inc cr 10/03/2000
Imperial Bank cr 09/13/2000
Interactive Communications, LLC cr 10/03/2000
Internal Revenue Service cr 07/10/2001
Joel Irwin cr 02/28/2001
Jobs.com, Inc. cr 10/16/2000
Craig W. Johnson cr 06/27/2001
Scott A. Jones cr 06/20/2001
Leslie Jordan cr 09/28/2000
K/B Fund IV cr 09/20/2000
Jeffrey Kaplan cr 07/10/2001
Jennifer Keesler cr 10/01/2000
Kendell Communications, Inc cr 10/02/2000
Richard M. Kipperman tr 06/05/2001
Michael Krasman cr 09/05/2001
David Krippendorf cr 07/05/2001
Lamb, Medina & Meyer, L.L.P. acc 01/04/2001
Jeff Lawson cr 05/18/2001
Diane C. LeMay cr 09/13/2000
LeaderOnline, Inc. cr 10/05/2001
Matt Levenson cr 05/18/2001
Brian Levine cr 07/31/2001
Noam Livant cr 06/11/2002
Noam Livnat cr 12/28/2000
Load Media Network, Inc cr 09/13/2000
Laura Lubetsky cr 11/03/2000
MTV Capital Limited Partnership cr 08/29/2001
Steven Randall Maness cr 03/27/2001
McDermott, Will & Emery cr 10/09/2001
Daniel C. Minteer cr 09/22/2000
Mobility Resources Assc. cr 01/10/2001
National Broadcasting Company, Inc. cr 10/13/2000
Michael T. O'Halloran aty 07/05/2001
Official Creditors Committee crcm 09/11/2000
Michael Okun cr 11/13/2000
OnMoney Financial Services Corporation cr 10/13/2000
Isaac M. Pachulski cr 09/07/2000
Berj K. Parseghian cr 02/20/2002
Pawnee Leasing Corporation cr 08/24/2001
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue cr 07/17/2001
Angelo M. Pezzani unk 02/13/2001
William A. Piatak cr 11/29/2000
Michael D. Pickett cr 12/28/2000
Janis Pikal cr 05/18/2001
Suzanne Pincus cr 07/12/2001
Price Self Storge cr 01/30/2001
ProFinance cr 11/27/2000
ProLog Logistics, Inc cr 09/08/2000
Stephen M. Race unk 02/13/2001
Robert Half International, Inc cr 09/22/2000
San Diego Wholesale Credit Association cr 07/02/2002
Mark H. Schwartz cr 07/05/2001
Silicon Valley Bank cr 08/28/2000
John Sines cr 09/19/2000
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc cr 09/13/2000
Sony Corporation of America cr 09/13/2000
Spedia.Com, Inc. cr 01/30/2001
Sprint cr 10/02/2000
Student Advantage Inc. cr 08/25/2000
Suissa Miller Advertising cr 01/30/2001
Suttell & Schweet cr 10/01/2000
Szabo Associates, Inc. cr 08/24/2001
Megan Tansey cr 07/10/2001
Techfuel cr 01/30/2001
The West Group cr 11/17/2000
Kathryn R. Vulic cr 07/10/2001
Todd Walker cr 07/06/2001
Dennis J. Wickham md 08/08/2001
David Yapo cr 07/05/2001
